Buckeye BOE to meet online

The public may attend the meeting online be accessing the link on the Buckeye Career Center website at www.buckeyecareercenter.org.

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Published April 15, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Modified April 15, 2020 - 6:00 p.m.

The Buckeye Career Center Board of Education Regular Monthly Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21 at 7 p.m.

Per the governor’s Stay At Home Order, the Buckeye Career Center office will be closed. The public may attend the meeting online be accessing the link on the Buckeye Career Center website at www.buckeyecareercenter.org.

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